Remote Measurement-Based Grid Analytics & Control Engineer

EPRI; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EPRI in the United States seeks a Measurement-Based Grid Monitoring Analytics and Control Engineer at Staff Level III to advance real-time transmission operations, modeling, and simulations. The role emphasizes synchrophasor-based analytics, inverter-rich systems, and hardware-in-the-loop testing within multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will develop software tools, run large-scale power system analyses, and present results to stakeholders while working with minimal supervision

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field with a concentration in power systems preferred.
• Master’s degree with relevant industry and research experience may be considered.
• Experience conducting research, modeling, and simulation studies related to power system dynamics, stability, and control.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced methods, algorithms, and software tools for synchrophasor-based applications supporting real-time transmission system operations.
• Conduct modeling, simulation, and analysis of large-scale power systems with high penetrations of inverter-based resources.
• Perform power system dynamic studies using PSS/E and electromagnetic transient simulations with PSCAD.
• Analyze field-recorded measurement data and support event, disturbance, and post-contingency investigations.
• Support technical research leads in assessing member needs, developing technical approaches, and planning future research activities.
• Present technical work at industry meetings, conferences, and EPRI events.

Skills

Power system dynamics

Synchrophasor technology

PSS/E

PSCAD

Real-time simulation

Python

MATLAB

C++

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Independent work

Education

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering with power systems focus

Master’s degree in EE or related field

Tools

PSS/E

PSCAD

Python

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

EPRI in the United States seeks a Measurement-Based Grid Monitoring Analytics and Control Engineer at Staff Level III to advance real-time transmission operations, modeling, and simulations. The role emphasizes synchrophasor-based analytics, inverter-rich systems, and hardware-in-the-loop testing within multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will develop software tools, run large-scale power system analyses, and present results to stakeholders while working with minimal supervision